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Descriptor English:   Pacific Islands 
Descriptor Spanish:   Islas del Pacífico 
Descriptor Portuguese:   Ilhas do Pacífico 
Synonyms English:   Micronesia-Polynesia  
Tree Number:   Z01.639.760
Z01.678.100.873
Definition English:   The islands of the Pacific Ocean divided into MICRONESIA; MELANESIA; and POLYNESIA (including NEW ZEALAND). The collective name Oceania includes the aforenamed islands, adding AUSTRALIA; NEW ZEALAND; and the Malay Archipelago (INDONESIA). (Webster's New Geographical Dictionary, 1988, p910, 880) 
Indexing Annotation English:   includes MELANESIA; MICRONESIA & POLYNESIA: see notes under each & indentions in trees
History Note English:   78; was SOUTH PACIFIC ISLANDS 1967-77 
Allowable Qualifiers English:  
EP epidemiology EH ethnology
Record Number:   10327 
Unique Identifier:   D010139 

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